We are desensitized towards African lives. I once watched a documentary about the death of the protesting miners by the South African police. The head of the Labour Union was trying to convince his followers not to square up to the police and said ‘brothers black lives are so cheap in Africa.’ Like a prophesy 20 mins later 34 of them lay dead, killed by the government they elected to protect them but chose to side with the mining companies that reward their corrupt practices. Even in America they are shouting black lives matter because the truth is it’s cheap…
Author: David Folami
Singer, Seyi Shay has finally released her long awaited debut album titled ‘Seyi or Shay’. The 18 track album features superstars like Cynthia Morgan, Phyno, Sound Sultan, Wizkid, Olamide, Shaydee, Patoranking, Timaya, Femi Kuti, D’Banj, Banky W and Iyanya. It also features production from producers like Grammy award winning Harmony Sammuels, Del B, Hugo, Dokta Frabs, Legendury Beat, Pheelz, TY Mix amongst others….
Sepp Blatter is not happy with a Fifa appeal committee’s refusal to cancel his 90-day ban and is committed to clearing his name through more appeals, his US lawyer said on Wednesday. The committee rejected a bid by the Fifa president and Uefa chief Michel Platini to overturn their 90-day bans while Swiss police chase a criminal inquiry. “President Blatter is disappointed by today’s decision,” his US lawyer Richard Cullen of McGuire Woods, said in a statement. “Noticeably absent from the opinion and these proceedings is any evidence of any improper motivation or purpose for the agreement between Fifa and…
Players and spectators at this weekend’s huge clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona in the Spanish capital will hold a minute of silence for victims of the Paris attacks, the Spanish football league said Wednesday. The so-called El Clasico that puts the two fiercely rival teams against each other gathers average a global television audience of some 500 million – the world’s most watched club match. In a statement, La Liga called for the minute of silence “in memory of the victims” at the start of Saturday’s match in the 81 000-strong Madrid stadium. It has also asked both clubs…
France and Manchester United striker Anthony Martial left Wembley Stadium on crutches with his left foot strapped after suffering an injury in the 2-0 friendly defeat by England on Tuesday. France coach Didier Deschamps did not say the extent of the injury to 19-year-old Martial, who was substituted in the 67th minute, but reduced concerns it was serious. “He was in quite a bit of pain after the match,” said Deschamps. “He got a kick in the penalty area. I think it’s just a knock rather than anything else to the top of his foot.” Manchester United has already lost…
Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil believes his brilliant start to the season is down to Arsenal “functioning well as a team”, the Gunners midfielder told the club official website arsenal.com. The playmaker has already created 10 goals this season, breaking a series of Premier League records on his way to being voted the club’s Vitality Player of the Month for October. While Ozil’s individual form has won much praise, the German feels the team’s collective performances have allowed him to thrive. As a team you can see that we’ve become more mature,” he told Arsenal Player. “We’ve learnt from our mistakes…
Former Super Eagles midfielder Etim Esin has urged the Nigerian national team to improve on their away form during qualifiers to major competitions. Speaking after Nigeria’s 2-0 aggregate win over Swaziland in both legs of their second round of the qualifiers to the 2018 World Cup, Esin said victories in away games should be the target of the Eagles. “Thank God we qualified for the group stages. What we need to improve on now is the away form of the team,” Esin told Completesportsnigeria.com. “The second goal really made everyone comfortable because even at 1-0, it was not won yet.…
Super Eagles legend, Nwankwo Kanu has urged the senior National team to keep winning following their 2-0 victory over Swaziland in Tuesday’s Second Round, Second Leg of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier played in Port Harcourt. Super Eagles, with the 2-0 aggregate win over the Sihlangu of Swaziland qualified for the group stage of the 2018 World Cup qualifiers. The former Nigeria forward who was excited with the Eagles’ victory and progress , congratulated the Coach, Sunday Oliseh and the players, for their efforts in ensuring that Nigeria stay in the race for the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.…
La Liga president Javier Tebas has said that he is a lifelong fan of Real Madrid just three days before their El Clasico clash with Barcelona. Real Madrid will battle Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu for the first El Clasico of the season on Saturday. Tebas insisted his allegiances play no role in his decision-making as the Spanish top flight’s head man. Speaking to Spanish newspaper AS, Tebas said: “If I say I don’t support Madrid, then that would be hypocritical and I would be painted as a liar. And I certainly don’t like to be called a liar. “Imagine…
Chelsea midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that he had contact with Real Madrid over a possible transfer before joining the Blues. Fabregas, said that he held discussions with the La Liga giants over several years. The Spain midfielder left Arsenal to rejoin his boyhood club Barcelona in 2011 before making a shock return to the Premier League with Chelsea three years later. He said: Well, there were contacts over several years and with different presidents. An agreement was never concluded. There were things, but there was no final agreement. It lacked the step forward. Fabregas was a key part of…
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her cabinet are set to attend Germany’s friendly with the Netherlands on Tuesday in a show of solidarity for the victims of the Paris terror attacks. Kickoff is at 9:45pm CAT – Live on SuperSport 5. The world champions found themselves at the centre of Friday’s horrifying scenes in the French capital when 129 people died amidst a series of violent attacks that also left a further 352 injured. Several deaths took place at the Stade de France, where Germany were playing a friendly against the French and the Germans opted to spend the night in…
At a point in his musical career, one of the fashion statements rap artiste, Naeto C made was sagging of his trousers. But now that he is more matured, the rapper thinks otherwise of sagging. Answering questions in a recent interview with The Punch Newspaper, Naeto C expressed his new views about the habit of sagging saying that it is a sign of stupidity. ‘I think I grew up and realised it looked stupid. When I was a younger artiste, I did not care much about my image. But now that I am grown, I pay attention to my image…
Sex is a taboo subject for many, especially when it concerns ‘self-love’. However, Tinsel actress, Olajoju Muse has no qualms discussing the topic. In a recent interview with Punch Newspaper, the actress talks sex, and her love of sex toys. According to her, ‘SeX is overrated. If you’re not a virgin and don’t want to sleep around, you should not deceive yourself by saying you’re celibate’. So rather than be promiscuous, and risk contracting STDs, Joju encourages women to ‘help’ themselves. And before you say it’s all talk, Olajoju is by admission, one to practice what she preaches… Do you…
YBNL CEO, Olamide closed the 2015 edition of All African Music Awards with a fantstic performance which sent the crowd into a jolly mood. Olamide opened his performance with ‘Durosoke’, which was followed by ‘Goons mi’. The rapper who won the Best West African Act Award on the night, also thrilled the excited fans with Lagos Boys, Eledami, Story for the gods and then closed the night with his May, 2015 hit single, Shakitibobo. Olamide, who gave one of his best performances at the event also saw one of his dope label acts, Adekunle Gold walk away with the award…
Popular Nollywood actress, Empress Njamah is a year older today. The Nollywood actress born on November 17, over 3 decades ago to a Nigeria father and Cameroonian mother. She attended Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun state, where she studied English after which she began her acting career. Empress has featured in numerous movies including ‘Missing Angel’, ‘Liberian Girl’, ‘Emily K’, ‘Behind the Curtain’ and many others. Years ago, she became a hot topic in the country following her controversial romance with dancehall act, Timaya.
Popular Nigerian comedian, Francis Odega who has become a global brand after his ‘Gerrara Here’ video went viral has disclosed how the statement came about. Speaking in an exclusive interview, Francis said ‘honestly I didn’t think it was going to become a global thing. In the script for real, that line Gerrara Here was not included. I created it but not knowing it was going to blow.’ He further disclosed that the success of ‘Gerra Here’ was all God. ‘The movie is about 3 or 4 years old but it started trending now which means that God’s hand is involved…
In the last four months, the question we haveall been asking has been, will Cassper Nyovest and his arch-rival, AKA ever settle their differences? As some might say that can’t be possible ‘at least for now’. However, Cassper has since moved on from it. The rapper, who made history after becoming the first South African artist to #FillUpTheDome, briefly touched on his feud with the Levels hitmaker during his MTV Base Behind The Story interview on Friday, November 13. When asked about AKA, Cassper said he doesn’t want to get into that story anymore. ‘I don’t wanna talk about it…
Barcelona legend Lionel Messi was back in training on Monday five days before the La Liga leaders play at second-placed Real Madrid in the first of the season’s two ‘Clasicos’ Messi has not played since sustaining a knee injury at the end of September, depriving the Spanish and European champions of their best player and top scorer. Barca have done very well in the Argentina captain’s absence, however, with Uruguay striker Luis Suarez and, especially, Brazil forward Neymar in brilliant form. “The session included Leo Messi, who is continuing his recovery from the left knee injury he picked up on…
Newcastle United striker Papiss Cisse has promised to force his way back into the Magpies starting eleven after falling down the pecking order through a combination of injury and the rise of fantastic Ayoze Perez. Cisse has struggled with a number of injuries over the last few seasons, having gone under the knife for a broken kneecap in the previous campaign and suffering a back strain earlier this one. The 30-year-old, who has scored once in eight appearances, has not started a game since September, with Aleksandar Mitrovic and Perez the preferred choice of manager Steve McClaren. Mitrovic, Perez and…
Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has said he will not be in a hurry to come back to first-team action as he prepares to return from a fractured fibula sustained during the club’s pre-season training. Wilshere, who is expected to return mid-December, last played a competitive game for Arsenal in the FA Cup final win over Aston Villa on May 30. Having made his Arsenal debut aged 16, the injury-plagued 23-year-old has only once played more than 25 Premier League games in a season. Injuries have also badly affected Wilshere’s international career, having restricted him to just 28 appearances since his…